Interviewing

Saturday, June 28, 2003 VOLUME 6 ISSUE 5  
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Beyond Control
Learning To Interview
'Break Into the Brains' of Interview Subjects
The Aftermath of Plagiarism
Pass Along the Party Line?
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Beyond Control
Managing the Emotional Climate of News Interviews
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TMT will premier its dramatic new seminar, Beyond Control: Managing the Emotional Climate of News Interviews at the PRSA 2003 International Conference in October.
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Learning To Interview
Absence of Formal Training Leaves Reporters in a Lurch

Journalists say the scarcity of formal education in news interview skills techniques leaves them reliant on either experience or the advice of colleagues to learn the essentials of news interviewing. If learning to conduct good interviews is problematic for journalists, what does that say about your ability to communicate with your audiences through those reporters?
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'Break Into the Brains' of Interview Subjects
One Reporter Concocts a Strange Brew of News Interview Techniques

Give this reporter an interview, and you may think you’ve entered the Twilight Zone. An online discussion about the dearth of formal news interview skills training turns up a range of opinions among reporters, but one is especially creepy. Maybe it’s only his language that’s strange, but before doing an interview with a reporter like this, you’ll want a well-crafted agenda of your own.
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The Aftermath of Plagiarism
Newspapers Are Actually Asking Their Readers: Did We Get It Right?

In the aftermath of plagiarism scandals that rattled the foundations of America’s oldest and most trusted news institutions, newspapers across the country are putting in place new procedures — and revising old ones — to ensure they find and correct problems. Some are even sending letters asking for feedback on accuracy, balance and fairness. For professional communicators, executives and other spokespersons, it could mean you have a new opportunity to trust your local news media…and build beneficial relationships if you don’t already have them.
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Pass Along the Party Line?
'The King Is a Fink’ and Other Acts of Reporter Espionage Abroad

Dealing with the news media in the Western world is often fraught with frustration, but elsewhere it’s a choice between regurgitating the party line or jail. It’s a point well worth considering when you are tempted to blow off a reporter or a requested interview.
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